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Almond Milk and Almond Spread

September 19, 2012 By Jittery Cook 4 Comments

Today is the first time that I’m tasting real almond milk in 10 years. I remembered loving it, without really remembering why. Now I know why. It tastes nothing like the watery, flavourless commercial product. It tastes like perfect almonds. The almonds I was lucky enough to acquire were organically grown in Italy.

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Almond Milk

  • 1 c almonds
  • 1-2 dates, pitted (optional – included for sweetness – I prefer it without)
  • 4 c filtered water
  • a fine mesh nut milk bag (click for link to purchase, or check your local health food store)

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Soak almonds in water for 12 hours, then drain and rinse.

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Combine soaked almonds, pitted dates and filtered water.

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Blend until white and frothy in a VitaMix or very strong blender. Strain into a bowl through a fine mesh bag.

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Twist and squeeze the bag until all the almond milk drains into the bowl.

Enjoy the fresh almond milk straight up or in a recipe that calls for milk, such as Chia Seed Porridge, or Chia Seed Porridge Lite. Store the milk, covered, in the refrigerator for a few days. Reserve the almond meal solids for the Almond Spread recipe below.

Almond Spread

  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 1 t olive oil
  • 1/4 t sea salt (or Himalayan pink salt)
  • 1 T water
  • almond meal from almond milk recipe

Mix ingredients, adjusting seasoning to your taste. Serve on bread, crackers, in celery sticks or on cucumber slices. Here is a photo of a family brunch including the Almond Spread on the far right.

Almond Milk and Almond Spread Print Ready Recipe

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Final notes:

  • Thanks to my brother Eric for guiding this process. He did try to get me interested 10 years ago. Better late than never!
  • You can use the almond meal in baking recipes. Find out how to bake with almond meal in Nature’s Nurture blog or by checking out the related articles below.
  • The best-tasting tomato pictured above (yes, that is just one tomato) and the beautiful strawberries pictured below are from the organic food store, L’autre choix mini marche.
  • Are you looking for a fabulous Cedar-Plank Salmon Recipe?

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Related articles
  • Homemade Almond Milk (cucinaceri.com)
  • What To Do With That Leftover Almond Meal (livelearnloveeat.com)
  • Homemade Almond Milk – The Angel’s Favorite Drink (maybe) (foragingsquirrel.com)
  • ABC News and Elaine Hastings, Nutritionist and Busy Mom reports – Which milk is right for you? (elainehastings.wordpress.com)
  • How to Make Raw Almond Milk In 4 Easy Steps (reallyphatchow.com)
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Comments

  1. emmycooks says

    September 19, 2012 at 11:16 pm

    I have never tried this but I imagine it’s got to be worlds better than commercial almond milk! And I’m much more likely to try it now that I have an idea for what to do with the strained-out pulp. 🙂

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  2. Leah says

    September 20, 2012 at 9:34 am

    Wow, I didn’t realize it was so easy to make your own almond milk. Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Nancy says

    September 20, 2012 at 8:41 pm

    Thanks for this post – why filtered water?

    Reply
    • Jittery Cook says

      September 20, 2012 at 8:59 pm

      You’re welcome. You always ask such good questions. here’s 10 reasons for choosing filtered water. http://www.allaboutwater.org/water-filters.html
      Maybe now can we start getting filtered water at work?

      Reply

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